Baltimore City Data Day Aims to Empower Baltimore Communities through Democratization of Data

Friday, July 30th, 2010

As I intend to dedicate the better part of my career to research, I am often confronted with the fear that even the highest quality data can end up out in the ether of peer-reviewed publications that never make their intended splash, seen by a limited few and impacting even fewer. Last Friday I attended [...]

Happy Earth Day…or Not!

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

While today reminds us of the environmental challenges we face nationally and globally, it isn’t the only day where we should be concerned about our impact on the Earth (and in turn, how our actions affect the environment and our health).
Earth Day should be about raising awareness of what we are doing every day and [...]

CLF-supported Study: Healthy Food Availability Could Depend on Where You Live—So Does the Quality of Your Diet

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

The availability of healthy food choices and your quality of diet is associated with where you live, according to two studies conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and funded by the Center for a Livable Future. Researchers examined healthy food availability and diet quality among Baltimore City and Baltimore [...]